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#7568B1 Color

#7568B1 is rgb(117, 104, 177) in RGB, hsl(251, 32%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7568B1
HEX#7568B1
RGBrgb(117, 104, 177)
HSLhsl(251, 32%, 55%)
HSVhsv(251, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.111 290.5)
LABlab(47.68% 18.37 -37.54)
LCHlch(47.68% 41.79 296.08)

What #7568B1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #7568B1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.62Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.62Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.62Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.08Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.36Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#7568B1 Channel Values

How #7568B1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 117 · G 104 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 32% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 41% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.8:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7568B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #7568B1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #7568B1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7568B1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#7568B1
Complementary
#A4B168
Analogous
#687FB1
Analogous
#9A68B1
Triadic
#B17568
Triadic
#68B175
Split comp.
#B19A68
Split comp.
#7FB168

Tints & Shades of #7568B1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#877CBB
#9A90C6
#ACA4D0
#C2BCDC
#D4D0E7
#E6E4F1

Shades

#6253A2
#514587
#43396F
#352D58
#272140
#161325

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #7568B1.

How #7568B1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#7568B1
Protanopia#6A6AB1
Protanomaly#6F69B1
Deuteranopia#6D6DB1
Deuteranomaly#706BB1
Tritanopia#687575
Tritanomaly#6E7091
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #7568B1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-7568b1: #7568B1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7568B1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7568b1': '#7568B1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.459, green: 0.408, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_7568b1">#7568B1</color>
SVG fillfill="#7568B1"

More Blue Colors

#7568B1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#7568B1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7568B1?

#7568B1 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(117, 104, 177) in RGB and hsl(251, 32%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #7568B1?

#7568B1 is rgb(117, 104, 177) — red 117, green 104, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7568B1?

#7568B1 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7568B1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7568B1 scores 4.8:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7568B1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7568B1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 18.42, which is visibly different.

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